Category : 8000ers

What if No One Has Actually Summited All the 8,000’ers?

Angela Benavides

27/11/2020

8000ers

Every year, there is controversy about summit claims on 8,000m peaks. In some cases, whiteout conditions or camera problems prevent climbers...

Legendary Scottish Climber Hamish MacInnes Dies

Martin Walsh

24/11/2020

8000ers Everest Himalaya

Scotland’s greatest climber, Hamish MacInnes, has died at the age of 90. Born in Gatehouse of Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire, MacInnes demonst...

Interview with Reinhold Messner

Ash Routen

16/11/2020

8000ers Everest Himalaya K2

As I dial the number, I draw a sharp intake of breath. I'm keen to make the best of this opportunity. I doubt it will come again. A moment l...

The Quest to Measure Everest’s New Altitude

Angela Benavides

10/11/2020

8000ers Everest

This year, an unusually lonely Everest has been climbed only once, by a huge Chinese siege-style expedition with lots of O2, ropes and guide...

Winter K2 News, Ama Dablam Summit Push

Angela Benavides

09/11/2020

8000ers

It's another 40 days before the ever-growing Winter K2 team sets off for the Karakorum, but the equipment has already arrived in Base Camp, ...

Nepal’s Highway to Everest: Good or Bad?

Angela Benavides

06/11/2020

8000ers Everest Himalaya

"Nepal Building a Highway to Everest". The headline that appeared earlier this week in the Nepali Times has stirred controversy among trekke...

Ama Dablam, Winter K2 Preparations

Angela Benavides

03/11/2020

8000ers K2

More climbers are signing on to winter K2, beyond the 30 clients and Sherpas already listed last Friday. These include Arnold Coster (born i...

Teams Head to Khumbu Despite Closure Rumors

Angela Benavides

26/10/2020

8000ers COVID-19

Teams are currently heading to Ama Dablam and nearby trekking peaks in the Khumbu Valley, despite the uncertainty caused by a recent case of...

Five Last Great Alpine Climbs

Ash Routen

23/10/2020

8000ers Climbing K2

By the mid-19th century, most of Europe's major alpine summits had been scaled. Skip forward to the middle of the swinging 1960s, and all 8,...

The Everest Lawsuit: Exclusive Interview with Garret Madison

Angela Benavides

19/10/2020

8000ers Everest

It is not surprising that in a normal season, Everest Base Camp contains a higher concentration of millionaires than Monaco’s Rose Ball. It ...

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